God's Promises Sunday

Compassion

Romans 12:15, Rejoice with those who Rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Galatians 6:2, bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Hebrew and Greek words for compassion define it as, have pity on, to deal gently with sympathy. How does Jesus feel about it? The Bible has a good deal to say about the subject.

We see people every day that to the carnal mind do not measure up to our standards. We need to start looking at people with spiritual eyes in this day and age and not carnal eyes. It is very easy to judge people. Anytime you drive you will find someone who’s not courteous, or he looks for change when he stops in a toll booth. The list goes on, healthy looking young people park in handicap spots. People leave grocery carts blocking parking spaces

We can name dozens of irritants we run into every day. The fact is they are irritants, not a matter of life and death. Unfortunately, you encounter this kind of stuff all the time.

The average person starts to judge and condemn everyone. The Bible says we are to have compassion. We don’t know what is behind anything that people do. As a matter of fact, it isn’t our business anyway. We didn’t create these people, so we cannot judge them. They may be ignorant, or maybe just don’t care, or maybe they’re troubled in some way. Just bless them and move on.

Proverbs 19:17, he who has pity on the poor lends to Lord, and He will pay back what he has given.

About a half a dozen times in my life I’ve been approached by people in parking lots of stores, and a couple of times at gas stations. They all had stories and needed money. I didn’t know if their stories were legitimate or not, so I helped each of them, whether they needed five or 20. I was led by the spirit to do this. After they left, I thought that if they were legitimate or not was between them and God. Do it for him.

You never know who really needs help. A good percentage of people are not working and aren’t able to help for one reason or another. We don’t know, and even if we did, let The Holy Spirit be your guide.

Some people are led by the devil and don’t even know it. A lot of them were brought up that way and don’t know how to be different. I believe if you helped 10 people and only one is in need, it’s better than denying all 10. You are following the Lord’s way, and He will reward you.

In any case bless them all with a clean heart and you are blessing yourself. Just remember the Lord has compassion on all of us, so we should have compassion on others. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I thank you and Praise you for what you did on the cross for me. By your stripes I was healed, your blood washed away all my sins, and my salvation was made possible. I Repent of all my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. 

Amen!

Praise The Lord!

The Providence Of God

 

Proverbs 16:9, A mans heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.

Some people have the opinion that God has too much control of everything in our lives. People that feel that way are usually not believers, so they really don’t know any better. The rest probably didn’t take the time to find out what they are missing.

 I know I did things my way for quite a few years. I was too ignorant at that time to see what was really happening. I thought I did well under the circumstances, but I guess I didn’t realize how good things could be. Looking back at all the costly mistakes and unhappiness, I wonder why it took me so long to catch on.

The first thing you must know is that God can change circumstances, we can’t. God works in the spiritual world where all the power is. When you make the Lord your source, you also get the Holy Spirit who is the power source.

If you are saved, what I will describe will work for you, or some variation of it that God and you figure out. You may get in the way occasionally, but you soon realize that if you don’t get out of the way and let God do it, it won’t happen. So don’t be discouraged if you miss a little occasionally. Just look at the Lord and pull yourself up and start all over again.

God is the planner, the Holy Spirit is guide and teacher, and we are the tool in the natural world. God arranges people, places, things, and timing. When all is ready, He will let you know, then you and the Holy Spirit can start the next phase. Have patience and trust in the Lord.

Another benefit of doing all this is, your faith and trust in God will grow, and so will your blessing’s. It will become much easier to pray for something and see God working in your life. I don’t want to leave you with the impression that if you follow this there will not be problems, because there will be. Problems and tests are a way of life but remember whose team you are on. Read the word and you will see, we win!

Proverbs 16:3, commit your Works to the Lord and your thoughts will be established.

The thing you always must keep in mind is that God’s provision is Limitless and He is waiting to bless you with more than you can imagine. In time if you work at it, you will realize it’s not that difficult. Believing in the Lord and trusting in Him with everything in your life will become as natural as breathing. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you suffered and died on the cross to make my salvation possible. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away all my sins. I Repent of all of my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I want to serve only you. Thank you My Lord Jesus for coming into my life. Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

My Time With Jesus Tuesday

Last Chance

2 Peter 3:3-4, Knowing this first; that scoffers will come in the last days, walking according to their own lusts, and saying, where is the promise of his coming? For since the father fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of creation.

It is a fact that people have scoffed at what the Bible says before it was ever written. They do not want to accept the fact that they will be accountable for their actions.

Matthew 24:42, Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.

Matthew 24:44, Therefore you also be ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.

Mark 13:32-33, but of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Take heed, watch and pray, for you do not know when the time is.

When you consider what these verses are saying, you start to see that every minute we live could be the minute that begins our eternity. Don’t forget that at the moment the Lord Jesus Christ comes, it is too late to repent.

You may be wondering if we will have any warning of the coming of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Fortunately, there are signs.

2 Timothy 3:1-5, But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, on brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God. Having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!

There is no specific date of His coming, the Bible tells us the season. The Book of Revelation tells the entire story. No one can afford to ignore the word of almighty God, because He is not like people. He will not tolerate any kind of sin, even the smallest sin in our eyes.

Almighty God even tells us what He consider sin. The Holy Spirit will help and guide us in the way we should go. Everything we need to know is in the Bible.

God does not send anyone to hell as most people think. The fact is, if we end up in Hell, it’s because we chose it by our actions. Believe what the Bible says. One last thing. Call on the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Repent, and you will be saved. God bless you and your family. 

Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you suffered and died on the cross and rose again from the dead. I believe that by your stripes I was healed, and by your blood my sins were washed away. I Repent of my sins and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I thank you and Praise you, Lord Jesus. Amen!

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

Spiritual Eyes

1 Corinthians 6:19, Do you not know that your body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

As human beings, we function in a dysfunctional world. We tend to go along with the crowd. Many people only believe what they can see with their own two eyes. The funny part about this idea of seeing with your own two eyes is you can see, but many cannot discern what is really happening.

Many people do not believe in the Bible. One of the biggest reasons is they don’t believe in God. Those who claim to believe in God tend to be skeptical of what the word says. Unfortunately, people nitpick everything that they do read and compare it to what our Lord can do.

The first thing we have to realize is that if a person is saved, they received the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was sent by God our Father to be a helper to us, to guide us, in the ways of the Lord.

If we ask the Holy Spirit to help us understand the written word of God, He will do it. At this point we must believe that the word of God is true. The Holy Spirit even helps us with that.

Acts 1:8, but you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, unto the end of the Earth.

If we are to be witnesses, we must believe what we are talking about. The first thing we must do, is to put aside the normal beliefs people have, about the Bible. We must believe that every word in the Bible is the written word of God and is therefore true.

If we constantly rely on the guidance of the Holy Spirit, He will show us the truth of that last statement. And we will also find out that we have power through the Holy Spirit to pray to Our Father God with extremely powerful prayers.

Romans 8:26, Likewise the Spirit also helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

If we ask the Holy Spirit to help us read the Bible, He will gradually show us what seems impossible to other people. God is Almighty, and all powerful. and the creator of the universe. When you look at the world around you, your spiritual eyes, which comes from the Holy Spirit will convince you that the world you see is a creation from the Lord God.

Hundreds of prophecies have been fulfilled and not one has not come true. It stands to reason that the prophecies that are left in the Bible including ones we read in the Book of Revelation, will also come true.

Believe it or not, as you read the Bible, the Holy Spirit will paint a picture in your mind and your heart of what the Bible is telling you. What you would experience then, seeing with spiritual eyes and not human eyes. God bless you and your family.  Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you died on the cross and rose again. By your stripes I was healed, your blood washed away all my sins. I Repent of all my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I receive my salvation because of what the Lord Jesus Christ did on the cross. Amen! 

Praise The Lord!

Never Lost

Hebrews 13:5, let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, I will never leave you nor forsake you.

The message today is based on a real-life example of something the Lord Jesus said. A few days ago, my wife and I were leaving Canada after a short visit with our son. We were leaving Sue Saint Marie Ontario at 6 a.m, On a very dark rainy day.  

I turned on the GPS but it didn’t work. We drove to a gas station and tried again; it still didn’t work. We knew the International Bridge was somewhere around the area, so we explored the area trusting in the Lord.

As we drove around, we saw a sign pointing to the Border. In all there were five different signs that led us to the bridge back to the USA and home.

Philippians 4: 6-7, be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with Thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and Minds through Christ Jesus.

The GPS started working. When we were about 10 miles into the U.S, the GPS gave us a message to exit. It was wrong. Rainy, dark, and an unfamiliar location gave us the idea that we might be lost.

I just started to drive in the direction of Home, and I ignored the GPS continual instructions. After a while GPS decided, we were going the right way.

Through most of the trip GPS tried to lead us in the wrong direction. It recalculated its little heart out, so I just shut it off. While all of this was going on, we continued to talk to the Lord

After we got home, my wife and I talked about the trip home and a number of things came to us that we didn’t think of at the time, but we knew.

The Lord Jesus Christ Our Savior is never lost. Since He is in us and never lost, common sense would tell you that we aren’t lost either. He shows us the way no matter what is bothering us.

This story is much longer, but I think you get the idea. Through all of this we asked the Lord for help and things just happened for our good.

When you go through life, there are many things you cannot count on. Money, position, and anything else you can name. The reason I am sure all of these distractions were from satan is, he cannot stand when we trust in the Lord and he never stops trying to get us to change our minds. Its no secret my friends that GPS, and any other man-made contrivance if flawed. 

 GPS is supposed to navigate you to a specific destination. The Bible leads you to your ultimate destination, helping you to avoid or overcome things that will keep you from finishing your journey.

The moral of the story is at least to us, is you will not get thrown off course if you follow our creators’ instructions, the Bible. satan can only put thoughts in your head to make you afraid or to worry, but the truth is you don’t have to accept what he’s telling you. Ask yourself why it is so easy to listen to satan, and not to the Lord God Almighty. I think that’s a question we should all ask ourselves. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you died on the cross and rose again for me. By your stripes I was healed, and your blood washed away all my sins. I Repent of my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior. I thank you I Praise you and I love you for making it possible for my salvation. Amen!

Praise The Lord!

My Time With Jesus Tuesday

Believe As A Child

Matthew 18:3, Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

I think you’ll agree that this verse is powerful. But what does it mean? Let me give you some examples.

When we are a little child, we believe absolutely everything we are told, because we don’t know about lies. When we start going to church with our parents, we find that many religions concentrate on rituals and traditions and spend very little time with the Bible. That is unfortunate as I later found out in life. When I was growing up, in my church they read a couple of verses on Sunday and almost no teaching. Even as a very young person I thought there should be more to it than that.

Some people grow up that way and stay that way their whole life. They never suspect their strongly held beliefs may not get them to Heaven. Either they don’t read the Bible because they think they’re getting everything they need at church, or in some cases they just don’t know any better or are lazy.

 Then of course you have those that accepted God’s call and we’re born again. Unfortunately, there’s a large percentage of this group that doesn’t read the Bible either, because they don’t feel they need to because they are saved. I suspect there’s a certain amount of laziness there too.

When you read the Bible, you are reading the word of God. He does not lie. Relax when you read the Bible, it is not a regular book, so don’t read it like one. Study it, think about what you are reading. One of the easiest versions of the bible, the ESV version. Don’t analyze every word to pieces or try to find mistakes. If you really study, after a while you’ll have very few legitimate questions because the questions you had were answered. 

One of the big things when you’re reading the Bible, in believing what the word says, remember this important fact. God is not like us, so nothing is impossible with Him. Just because we can’t do something does not mean that He can’t do something. Just believe, your Immortal soul is at stake.

When you became an adult, you probably realized that you had quite a few years of lies and deceitful practices behind you. You must make up your mind when it comes to the word of God, just believe it, and don’t fight it,  it will all become clear. The more effort you put in, the faster it will happen.

The Bible is the key to a blessed life. How would you know about the love and blessings and just plain Joy you can have in your life, if you didn’t read it and know about it. Your spirit believes every word that is written, and your soul follows. Everything at that point depends on your brain for fulfillment. It must use faith-filled words and believe. Whatever you say and believe in Jesus’ name will be yours. 

The Bible is a plan. If you follow a plan to build something and do it exactly, you will succeed, get the picture? Just believe. Talk to the Holy Spirit about it, and you may be surprised. He does help, so listen to His little voice in your heart. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus loves you.

Prayer of Salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you died on the cross and rose from the dead to make my salvation possible. By your stripes I was healed and your blood washed away all my sins. I Repent of all my sins, and I ask you to come into my heart as my personal savior.  I believe and I receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ. 

Amen!

Praise The Lord!

God's Promises Sunday

Turn Life Around

Jeremiah 29: 11, for I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Occasionally, it’s not a bad idea to look back at your life. Remember though that the past tends to get distorted at times. Some of the things we remember may not have been exactly as good, or as bad as we remember.

As we go through life, we must deal with many different types of situations. Most of us handle things the way the world does, because we don’t know any better. There seems to be an unwritten rule for solving problems.

One of the big problems is raising your family. Even children have problems, or in some cases cause problems. How we handle them can affect the rest of their lives for good or bad. A big part of the family situation is the relationship with your spouse. Are you in the habit of discussing solutions or plans, or is it a dictatorship? Are you both on the same page? It is hard to have stable children come from a confused or arbitrary family life.

The next item is the job. Many times, we must work at jobs we don’t particularly like. The rent must be paid, and groceries must be purchased. The kids need all kinds of things, and emergencies such as car repairs come up. All these things cause stress. If you start feeling sorry for yourself, the job will seem even worse. You’ll find out that taking out the frustration on the family does not do any good, in fact just the opposite is true.

And of course we have the money situation, one of the big three reasons for divorces. We seem to spend a good part of our lives worrying about money, needing money, and not having enough. Most people have the opinion that is a never-ending thing, and when you see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is an oncoming train and nothing else. Something always seems to keep you down. More stress on you and the family.

If we’re going over all the problems, another biggie is unrealized dreams. This is the big kick in the guts for a lot of people. As you get older you realize the dream is getting farther and farther away. Then to make yourself feel better you pick a time for this dream to happen. For instance, when the kids are grown up, or maybe when you retire. I think most people go through varying degrees of the story. You can even throw in some of what I should have, could have, kind of thinking. This is all stress to your soul.

Proverbs 16 :9, the heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.

Proverbs 19:21, many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.

Well, my friends I believe there is a way to reverse everything you have just read. That answer is the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are born again, you realize that Jesus loves you and will provide all your needs. One of the conditions is that you trust Him and get out of His way. The Bible is the instruction manual for life.

Regardless of your situation, if you believe in, and trust in the Lord, He will take care of everything. You will find that stress is no longer a part of your life, and you will probably not feel persecuted at work if you realize that your job is part of the Lord’s plan for you. You’ll find answers to whatever comes up. Your family life will be a harmonious one, and your children will have a better future because they found the Lord sooner. Look at life as a series of steppingstones that the Lord put in place for your benefit.

The Lord Puts us where He does to help us grow.  Sometimes, hard times are good because they bring us to Him. We grow one step at a time. When we succeed in one step, He moves us up to the next step. Kind of like when you’re in grade school one grade at a time. If you trust in the Lord and follow His plan, He will bless you abundantly. Remember He does everything for our good and will not give us something that will separate us from him.

All of this may seem difficult to believe but believe me it is true. It will work for you. Accept Jesus Christ the lord as your personal savior, and He will bless you. Put your trust in Him and get out of the way. He knows what it takes and He will make it happen. God bless you and your family. Praise The Lord!

Remember Jesus Loves You.

Prayer Of salvation.

My Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that you died on the cross and rose again from the dead in order for me to find Salvation. By your stripes I was healed, and by your blood my sins were washed away. Please forgive my sins and come into my heart as my personal savior.  Amen!

Praise The Lord!